Atmospheric controlled shipping container

A stackable, atmospheric controlled container comprising:

• a main lower housing member having a bottom and walls upstanding therefrom for containing perishables and other atmosphere sensitive items;
• an upper housing member for being removably seated on top of the upstanding walls and cooperating with the lower housing member to form an interior container space in which perishable items are sealed for storage and transportation;
• a groove and resilient seal of the lower and upper housing members which cooperate to hermetically seal the container interior space from the exterior environment when the upper member is seated on the upstanding walls;
• latch portions of the container members for being engaged and releaseably locking the upper member on the lower member with the seal tightly received in the groove by a compression fit;
• an inlet valve of the container which provides communication between the interior space and exterior of the sealed container to allow selected gases to be introduced into the container interior space;
• an outlet valve of the container which provides communication between the interior space and exterior of the sealed container to control pressure in the interior space and to exhaust gas from the space for being replaced with a different gas;
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• stacking members formed on the upper and lower housing members for allowing a plurality of containers to be securely stacked and maintaining spaces between stacked containers for air flow therebetween to assist in keeping the container interior space at temperatures that minimize damage to the items sealed in the container for storage and transportation.